Antigone

My last day at work, and it was very busy.  It always is when you are trying to finish up to go on annual leave.  I didn’t move all day.  We were supposed to have a lunch out at Dishoom today, to wish a colleague luck in her new job, but we had to cancel it due to work!  How disappointing.  Hopefully we can rearrange it.
 
Yet again, I had to leave earlier than normal, as TT and I were going to a show.  I had a nightmare getting there as the bus I went for didn’t turn up, so I jumped on another to Tollcross, then got off and got on another bus that went up Bruntsfield way.  I should add that like Monday, the rain started just after I left the office, but unlike Monday, today’s rain was really quite heavy.  My bus got to Bruntsfield and stopped.  The driver announced he had to wait for a bit, so I jumped off and ran most of the way up to Holy Corner where I was meeting TT.  I was pretty drookit when I got there.  We then had to run to the venue.  We got there with moments to spare. 
 
The show was Antigone.  TT knew some of the people involved in it, including Antigone, the director, and a chap who was doing the sound.  We were attending one of their final rehearsals, as we are unable to attend the shows, as we will be away.  Anyway, we were part of  a small and select audience.  The show was wonderful.  I didn’t know the story, but luckily a narrator appeared from time to time, initially to introduce the characters and  then a couple of times within the show to explain what was happening.  The acting was excellent.  It was all very intense and emotional, with lots of death – what else would you expect from a Greek tragedy?
 
I was feeling very damp when we emerged from the show, but thankfully the rain had stopped.  It was very grey though, and we waited ages on a bus back to Princes Street, where we were just in time to catch our bus home.  We got home at the same times as BB, who had been at rugby training.  After a quick tea, I went out for some steps. 
 
This is the cast of Antigone just at the very start of the play.